Method and apparatus for handling physical downlink control channel orders in wireless communication system

• US 8,665,822 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
• Original Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
• Inventors: Tseng, Li-Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Kibrom T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Beyen, Zewdu A
• Application Number:
  US12/842,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20110019619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 370328-331, 370336-339, 370341-345, 370/437, 370480-482, 370/491, 455/412, 455/168.1, 455/188.1, 455/418, 455/422.1, 455/432.1, 455/432.3, 455/434, 4554351-4353, 455/436, 455/440, 455/444, 455/450, 4554521-4522
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for handling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) orders in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation, which enables the UE to perform transmission and/or reception through multiple carriers. The method includes steps of configuring a plurality of carriers, receiving a PDCCH order, and using a specific carrier within the plurality of carriers to trigger a random access procedure according to the PDCCH order.

Claims

1. A method for handling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) orders in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables the UE to perform transmission and/or reception through multiple carriers, the method comprising:

configuring a plurality of carriers;

receiving a PDCCH order, the PDCCH order includes a carrier information that identifies a specific carrier, within the plurality of carriers, that the UE should use to trigger a random access (RA) procedure without having perform process of considering and selecting which carrier should be used to trigger the RA procedure; and

using the specific carrier within the plurality of carriers to trigger the random access (RA) procedure according to the PDCCH order.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the PDCCH order is receiving the PDCCH order through a downlink carrier within the plurality of carriers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the specific carrier is an uplink carrier within the plurality of carriers corresponding to the downlink carrier.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the RA procedure is utilized for uplink synchronization.

5. A communication device for handling PDCCH orders in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables the UE to perform transmission and/or reception through multiple carriers, the communication device comprising:

a processor for executing a program; and

a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program;

wherein the program comprises;

configuring a plurality of carriers;

receiving a PDCCH order, the PDCCH order includes a carrier information that identifies a specific carrier, within the plurality of carriers, that the UE should use to trigger a random access (RA) procedure without having to perform process of considering and selecting which carrier should be used to trigger the RA procedure; and

using the specific carrier within the plurality of carriers to trigger the random access (RA) procedure according to the PDCCH order.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein receiving the PDCCH order in the program is receiving the PDCCH order through a downlink carrier within the plurality of carriers.

7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the specific carrier is an uplink carrier within the plurality of carriers corresponding to the downlink carrier.

8. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the RA procedure is utilized for uplink synchronization.

9. A method for handling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) orders in a network terminal of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables a user equipment (UE) to perform transmission, and/or reception through multiple carriers, the method comprising:

configuring a plurality of carriers for the UE;

generating a carrier information; and

including the carrier information in a PDCCH order, and transmitting the PDCCH order to the UE;

wherein the PDCCH order is utilized for indicating the UE to trigger a random access (RA) procedure, and the carrier information identifies a specific carrier within the plurality of carriers that the UE should use to trigger the RA procedure without having to perform process of considering and selecting which carrier should be used to trigger the RA procedure.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the specific carrier is utilized for uplink transmission.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the RA procedure is utilized for uplink synchronization.

12. A communication device for handling PDCCH orders in network terminal of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables a user equipment (UE) to perform transmission and/or reception through multiple carriers, the communication device comprising:

a processor for executing a program; and

a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program;

wherein the program comprises;

configuring a plurality of carriers for the UE;

generating a carrier information; and

including the carrier information in a PDCCH order, and transmitting the PDCCH order to the UE;

wherein the PDCCH order is utilized for indicating the UE to trigger a random access (RA) procedure, and the carrier information identifies a specific carrier within the plurality of carriers that the UE should use to trigger the RA procedure without having to perform process of considering and selecting which carrier should be used to trigger the RA procedure.

13. The communication device of claim 12, wherein the specific carrier is utilized for uplink transmission.

14. The communication device of claim 12, wherein the RA procedure is utilized for uplink synchronization.